Jeanette Covacevich

Jeanette Adelaide Covacevich (1945–2015) was a herpetologist in Queensland, Australia. As a senior curator of vertebrates at the Queensland Museum, she discovered and studied many reptiles and frogs in Queensland. ^[1]

On 12 June 1995 she was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to science, in particular for herpetology and conservation.^[2]

Covacevich is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of Australian gecko, Amalosia jacovae^[3] (J. A. Cov. + Latin suffix -ae).

References

↑ Cohn, Helen (5 December 2016). "Covacevich, Jeanette Adelaide (1945 - 2015)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
↑ "SEARCH AUSTRALIAN HONOURS: Jeanette Covacevich". It's an honour. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Covacevich", p. 60).

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[1] Cohn, Helen (5 December 2016). "Covacevich, Jeanette Adelaide (1945 - 2015)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

[2] "SEARCH AUSTRALIAN HONOURS: Jeanette Covacevich". It's an honour. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Covacevich", p. 60).